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moored up

moored up is the simple past and past participle of moor up.

Meaning of moor up

Verb

moor up (third-person singular simple present moors up, present participle mooring up, simple past and past participle moored up)

  1. (intransitive) To cast anchor or become fastened.
    • We have to moor up for the night.
  2. (transitive) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like
    • All the fleet was moored up in harbour.

Questions about moored up

What is moored up the simple past and past participle of?
Moored up is the simple past and past participle of moor up.

Words near moored up in the dictionary

  1. Moorean
  2. Moorean viviparous tree snail
  3. Moorean viviparous tree snails
  4. Moorebank
  5. moored
  6. moored up
  7. mooree
  8. moorees
  9. Moorefield
  10. Moorehead
  11. Mooreheads

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